villa

noun

vil·​la ˈvi-lə 

1

: a country estate

2

: the rural or suburban residence of a wealthy person

3

British : a detached or semidetached urban residence with yard and garden space

Synonyms

• castle
• château
• estate
• hacienda
• hall
• manor
• manor house
• manse
• mansion
• palace

Examples of villa in a Sentence

They rented a seaside villa for two weeks.

a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

Recent Examples on the Web

Located on land purchased from a company controlled by Oman’s Ministry of Tourism, Dar Global is building a 140-room, 5-star hotel and an 18-hole golf course with luxury villas, all set to open in December 2028. —Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025

None of the above are available for villa guests, so check into the Homestead for those treats. —Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 17 May 2025

The partnership was unveiled during the Cannes Film Festival and celebrated with an exclusive black-tie villa event. —Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025

Designed to reflect historic villas of the early Renaissance period, the elegant two-level main residence spans 9,415 square feet. —David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 14 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin; akin to Latin vicus village — more at vicinity

First Known Use

1611, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for villa

• milla
• psylla
• scilla
• scylla
• zillah
• axilla
• flotilla
• gorilla
• guerilla
• guerrilla
• manilla
• mantilla

Kids Definition

villa

noun

vil·​la ˈvil-ə 

1

: a country estate

2

: a large expensive house usually located in the country

Biographical Definition

Villa

biographical name

Vil·​la ˈvē-yə 

Francisco 1878–1923 Pancho ˈpän-(ˌ)chō 

ˈpan-

Villa originally Doroteo Arango Mexican bandit and revolutionary